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BC: By Matt Wecht

FC: 2011 | Matt Wecht | Ellipsis

1: The rights and wrongs | http://typophile.com/node/42278

2: Correct | Ellipsis are seen many times in legal documents | The First Amendment provides that "Congress shall make no law respecting . . . The right of the people to . . . (U.S. Const. amend. 1.) | Dont forget spaces

3: Incorrect | Yet their not always correct! | The First Amendment provides that "congress shall make no law respecting...the right of the people to ... (U.S. const. amend. 1.)

4: Correct | The First Amendment provides that "congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speach . . . ." | The First Amendment also prohibits laws "respecting an establishment of religion . . ." | Dont forget

5: Boys Will be Boys | Incorrect | The First Amendment provides that "congress shall make no law . . . abriding the freedom of speach. . ." | The First Amendment also prohibits laws " . . . respecting an establishment of religion" | the period! | It goes at the end of a quote!

6: Correct | His refusal to cooperate with the court and name the source . . . resulted in a contempt citation | Always keep on one line! | In a unanimous decision, Justice Holmes wrote, "The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent. . . . When a nation is at war many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight and that no Court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right." Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, 52 (1919).

7: Incorrect | His refusal to cooperate with the court and name the source . . . resulted in a contempt citation. | In a unanimous decision, Justice Holmes wrote, "The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent . . . .When a nation is at war many things that might be said in time of peace are such a hindrance to its effort that their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight and that no Court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right." Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, 52 (1919).

8: Correct | In a unanimous decision, Justice Holmes wrote, "The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent. . . . [T]heir utterance will not be endured so long as men fight and that no Court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right." Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, 52 (1919).

9: Incorrect | In a unanimous decision, Justice Holmes wrote, "The question in every case is whether the words used are used in such circumstances and are of such a nature as to create a clear and present danger that they will bring about the substantive evils that Congress has a right to prevent. . . .their utterance will not be endured so long as men fight and that no Court could regard them as protected by any constitutional right." Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, 52 (1919). | http://www.kentlaw.edu/academics/lrw/grinker/LwtaEllipses.htm

10: Ellipsis are also used within computers

11: They are correctly used to signify when more options are available

12: Ellipses are used often in modern culture.

13: How ever this stems from comic books!

14: In this use ellipses can signify when the speaker trails off . . .

15: or when the speaker has a sort of awkward pause.

16: Modern culture has adopted the ellipsis as its go-to punctuation. | So what did ya think of the show? | Well... it was not to bad... | when good music sells out.. its not creative anymore.. its controlled..

17: Resulting in many incorrect usages. | The dislike bar is like a ninja...you know it is there but you can't see it... | Hey you there? Hello... .... I'll take that as a no. | Taken from YouTube.com video comments. | :)...

18: The most common reason for incorrectly used ellipses is spacing! | "When useing an ellipsis one must include . . . in order for it to be correct."

19: Is this correct...? | So the spaceing is important... but where do they go? | So i can use an ellipsis to drop words from a quote? "So I can use an . . . from a quote?" | This project deserves an . . .